Can we have OP evicted from this thread on account of not being old?

I think my 40th birthday will be the first that feels a bit weird. Though just because of how big the gap between my actual age and my perceived age has become.

I love the look on peoples' faces when they check in and ask to see the owner and I tell them, "That's me."

I dig Syberia, even if at times I wanted to scream at the monitor because of the puzzles. I'd love to have a remaster for the first two Syberias!

A few questions for OP. I'd normally quote the relevant posts, but can't be bothered:

1. What's the purpose of this thread? To tell us you're quitting gaming? On a gaming forum? Ok, then...? Bye...?
2. If politics regarding games bother you, the solution isn't to quit video games, it's to quit getting involved with the politics around video games. Contrary to what the internet would have you believe, the MAJORITY of gamers actually just buy their games, play them, and get on with their lives, blissfully ignorant of whatever silly controversy is at the forefront.
3. If you have some passion that makes you happy, rad. Pursue it.
4. The key to multiplayer is to find a group that you can pal up with and play the games you want.
5. The whole purpose of video games isn't to dedicate your whole life to the things, the purpose is to play what you want when you want and have fun. It's not like it's some sort of drug habit you have to swear off or some idol unless you made it that in your life. Just enjoy yourself doing what you do.

Get out.

She has a point.

Voodoo Chile
Money for Nothing
Smoke on the Water
Paranoid
Whole Lotta Love

All of these songs would be so much better had they used an oboe instead of a guitar. :P

Don't forget Stairway To Heaven. :P

47 here... at least until the end of this month. Started playing text adventure games when I was eight (Colossal Caves on an Osborne). When I was in high school, I spent countless hours typing in games from 99'er magazine and Compute! and made a few small ones. I even had the opportunity to make one sold by a small company, but that was the extent of it there.

I still love to hoard.... errrr, curate games and while I don't have very much time to play them lately, I started learning how games are made today. I enjoy playing them not just for entertainment, but to get ideas and see what inspired others.

I'm definitely not giving up gaming... and I still have a few nostalgic games I grew up with that I haven't finished.

Now that ain't workin' that's the way you do it
You play the oboe on the MTV
That ain't workin' that's the way you do it
Money ain't comin' and no chicks for me

Yeah, he do the walk of life.

Wait, what?

Relax. He's off his meds.

Probably went cold turkey ... Quick, someone put him in the Predator Thronos gaming chair and give him a fix of FPS or something!